What years did Doug Waechter play?

Doug Waechter played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2009.

Was Doug Waechter a pitcher?

Yes. Doug Waechter pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 226 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doug Waechter hit?

Doug Waechter hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Doug Waechter play for?

Doug Waechter played for 3 teams: the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003–2006), the Florida Marlins (2008), and the Kansas City Royals (2009).

What were Doug Waechter's career stats?

In 113 games, Doug Waechter went 18-27 with a 5.34 ERA, 226 strikeouts, and 384.1 innings pitched.

What was Doug Waechter's salary?

Doug Waechter's last recorded salary was $640,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $640,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $355,900, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2009.

What position did Doug Waechter play?

Doug Waechter played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Doug Waechter and how much did he weigh?

Doug Waechter was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Doug Waechter's career ERA?

Doug Waechter finished with a 5.34 career ERA, going 18-27 with 226 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Doug Waechter have?

Doug Waechter recorded 226 career strikeouts.

Is Doug Waechter in the Hall of Fame?

No. Doug Waechter has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Doug Waechter

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2009)

Doug Waechter was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2009 for the Tampa Bay Rays, the Florida Marlins, and the Kansas City Royals, a span of 7 seasons. Across 113 career appearances, he went 18-27 with a 5.34 ERA and 226 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 18–27

ERA 5.34

WHIP 1.45

SO 226

Pitcher PIV -8470.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 200 lb
Born: 1/28/1981 in St. Petersburg, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2003-08-27
Last Game: 2009-08-11

Full name: Douglas Michael Waechter

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Career Pitching Statistics

Doug Waechter — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	27	113	54	1	1	0	384.1	427	228	68	129	226	5.34	-8470.1

Career ERA 5.34 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — 21.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Doug Waechter — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	TBA	AL	3	2	6	5	1	1	35.1	29	13	15	29	3.31	4.40 (+25%)	159.7
2004	TBA	AL	5	7	14	14	0	0	70.1	68	47	33	36	6.01	4.46 (-35%)	-4986.2
2005	TBA	AL	5	12	29	25	0	0	157.0	191	98	38	87	5.62	4.29 (-31%)	-3161.6
2006	TBA	AL	1	4	11	10	0	0	53.0	67	39	19	25	6.62	4.53 (-46%)	-671.4
2008	FLO	NL	4	2	48	0	0	0	63.1	63	26	21	46	3.69	4.32 (+15%)	189.4
2009	KCA	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	5.1	9	5	3	3	8.44	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			18	27	113	54	1	1	384.1	427	228	129	226	5.34	—	-8,470

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Doug Waechter — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
113	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.125	.125	.250	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 52.8% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 70.4% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 66.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Doug Waechter — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	TBA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TBA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TBA	AL	29	2	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TBA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	FLO	NL	48	6	0	1	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	KCA	AL	5	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			113	8	1	1	1	.125	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Doug Waechter — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	58	5	0	1	0	0	.200
Away	55	3	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Doug Waechter — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	58	215.1	232	120	69	127	5.02
Away	55	169.0	195	108	60	99	5.75

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Doug Waechter — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-08-11	KCR	MIN	—	0.1	3	3	3	2	0	0
2009-08-06	KCR	SEA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-04-17	KCR	TEX	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	2
2009-04-14	KCR	CLE	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
2009-04-11	KCR	NYY	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2008-09-21	MIA	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2008-09-14	MIA	WAS	—	0.0	4	3	3	0	0	1
2008-09-09	MIA	PHI	—	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0
2008-09-07	MIA	STL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09-05	MIA	STL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Doug Waechter — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	113	54	20	19	6	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Doug Waechter — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	TBA	P	6	5	2	1	0	0
2004	TBA	P	14	14	5	5	1	0
2005	TBA	P	29	25	11	8	3	1
2006	TBA	P	11	10	0	4	1	0
2008	FLO	P	48	0	2	1	1	0
2009	KCA	P	5	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Doug Waechter — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	113

Salary History

Doug Waechter's recorded salaries total $995,900 over 2 seasons, 2006 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Waechter's career ran from 2003 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2008.

Doug Waechter — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	KCA	AL	$640,000
2006	TBA	AL	$355,900
Total recorded salary (partial)			$995,900

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Doug Waechter: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 27, 2003 and the final game on August 11, 2009, Doug Waechter built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003 through 2006), the Florida Marlins (2008), and the Kansas City Royals (2009). Listed as a pitcher, Waechter both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 4 inches and 200 pounds. Waechter was born on January 28, 1981, in St. Petersburg, FL, USA. On the record, Doug Waechter was born Douglas Michael Waechter.

Waechter's career pitching line is 18 wins, 27 losses and a 5.34 ERA over 113 appearances. The same table counts 226 strikeouts. Against a 4.39 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.34 mark was 21.7% worse. Waechter won 5 games in 2004, the most of any season listed. 2005 produced Waechter's most strikeouts, 87. In 2005, one of the busiest seasons, Waechter posted a 5.62 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.29.

Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Waechter

What years did Doug Waechter play?: Doug Waechter played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2009.
Was Doug Waechter a pitcher?: Yes. Doug Waechter pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 226 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doug Waechter hit?: Doug Waechter hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Doug Waechter play for?: Doug Waechter played for 3 teams: the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003–2006), the Florida Marlins (2008), and the Kansas City Royals (2009).
What were Doug Waechter's career stats?: In 113 games, Doug Waechter went 18-27 with a 5.34 ERA, 226 strikeouts, and 384.1 innings pitched.
How much did Doug Waechter earn in his career?: Doug Waechter's recorded salaries total $995,900 over 2 seasons, 2006 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Waechter's career ran from 2003 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2008.
What was Doug Waechter's salary?: Doug Waechter's last recorded salary was $640,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $640,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $355,900, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2009.
What position did Doug Waechter play?: Doug Waechter played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Doug Waechter and how much did he weigh?: Doug Waechter was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Doug Waechter's career ERA?: Doug Waechter finished with a 5.34 career ERA, going 18-27 with 226 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Doug Waechter have?: Doug Waechter recorded 226 career strikeouts.
Is Doug Waechter in the Hall of Fame?: No. Doug Waechter has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.